The easiest of these for me to follow are: "Begin with the end in mind" because if one cannot see what he/she wants, or needs, there will be no desire to reach it; "Accepting responsibility for your own learning" because I understand that the amount of effort put into something directly effects the outcome; "View problems as challenges", and view challenges as an opportunity to learn something new; "Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner" by modeling being excited about new life experiences; "Teach/Mentor Others" because it is a challenge, because two heads are better than one, because it generates ideas, because it is our future, because it induces socialization, and it will teach one something new about himself/herself; and "PLAY" because if learning were not fun it would not be worth it, and if anyone out there is having trouble with this one... I got your back.
The hardest of these for me to follow are "Create your own learning toolbox" and "Use Technology to your advantages", mainly for the same reasons. I do understand that having more "tools" in one's "toolbox" is beneficial, but there are a many of "tools" out there, and it takes time just to understand whats out there and more time again to see if the idea worked. Technology is a prime example of one of these "tools" that come in a plethora of ways.
What I hope to learn by playing with Web 2.0 tools this semester is that I am not computer illiterate, and that technology does not have to go over my head. End Result: Take advantage of learning what technology out there is most benefificial and suited to me best, and to have a few more "tools" added to my "toolbox".
My First Blog
Wow! Now, that is a title that should be up on Mom's fridge. I have read blogs, but I never thought I would be doing my own. Thank you Austin Peay State University for requiring this great learning experience as a part of your Education Program. Setting this up was a lot easier than I expected it to be; possibly on the fun side. What??? Education... college... fun??? Hey, wait a minute. Yup, that's right fun, and I hope that everything I teach, no matter the subject, is always fun to the learner. To find out more about my blog and me tune into #2 of 23 Things.
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